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EDWARD L. WALLERS TEDT, OF OGDEN, IOWA.

PAPER-HANGERS PAPER-REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

Application filed July 16, 1918. Serial N 0. 245,132.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, EDWARD L. WALLER- s'rnor, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Ogden, in the county of Boone and Stateof'Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Paper-HangersPaper-Rest, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a paper hangers paper rest ofsimple, durable and inexpensive construction.

More particularly it is my object to provide a paper hangers paper restwhich can be carried by a paper hanger in such a way as to leave hishands free for his work, and which can be readily and easily folded toposition for occupying minimum space when not inuse.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in theconstruction, ar-- rangement' and combination of the various parts ofthe device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, ashereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a top or plan view of a paper hangers paper restembodying my invention.

Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 shows a front elevation of the hasket in its collapsed position.

Fig. 4 shows a detail view of the spring clip lock device.

Fig. 5 shows a detail, sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 shows a detail view illustrating the method of mounting the lowerend of the hanger members in the frame, and

Fig. 7 shows a detail, sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numerals 10 and11 to indicate a pair of strips which may be of wood. The strips areconnected together by means of hinges 12 and when the paper hangersbasket is in position for use, are arranged in position parallel andadjacent to each other, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5.

For supporting the basket on the shoulders of the user, I have providedwhat I have called a pair of hanging members 18, each comprising anupright portion with a curved yoke 14 at its upper end adapted to fitover the shoulder of the user. and having at its lower end an off-setportion 15 rotatably extended through the strip 11, as illustrated inFigs. 2 and 6.

At the lower end of the portion 15 is a laterally extending member 16having at its end an upward extension 17. The portion 16 is long enoughto allow the oif-set portion or member 15 to rotate in the member 11.and the extension 17 engages the member 11 and limits such rotation.

Thus when the device is ready for use, the hanging members will stand inthe position illustrated in Fig. 2, where the portions or members 14 maybe hung over the shoulders.

When, however, the device is to be folded to position for occupying aminimum of space, the hanging members are rotated until they stand inthe position shown in Fig. 3.

I provide a basket which comprises a U- shaped frame'member 18 of stiifwire or the like having at its free ends right-angled extensions 19,clearly illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 7, received in the member10.

The basket has transverse stiff members 20 extending transverselybetween the arms of the frame member 18. A wire 21 is mounted on theframe formed by the member 18 and the members 20.

Pivotally connected to the member 11 is a spring clip locking device 22,illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5.

When the basket is in use, the parts are arranged in positionillustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 4, and 5 with the hanging members so arrangedthat the members 14 will rest over the shoulders of the user and withthe basket extending forwardly from the user, and with the spring clip22 in the position shown in Fig. 5, for holding the basket insubstantially horizontal position where it can be used to support paperin position convenient of access to the hands of the user, and where theuser will not have to use one hand to hold the paper.

When it is desired to collapse and fold up the basket for occupying aminimum of space for storage or transportation, the spring clip 22 isreleased and the basket portion part of the device is folded around tothe position illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The basket is alsoshown in its collapsed position in Fig. 3.

It will, of course, be understood that the hanger members are rotated tothe position shown in Fig. 3 before the basket is finally collapsed. Thehinges are so arranged as to permit the member to swing from thepos1t1on shown in Fig. 5, which is the position in which the basket isused, to the posiadvantages of being able to fold the basket into arelatively small space need not further be explained.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of myimproved device, without departing from the real purpose and intent ofmy invention, and it is my intention to cover by this application, anymodified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which maybe reasonably included within the scope of my claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A paper hangers basket comprising a pair of strips hinged togetherand adapted in one position to stand adjacent and parellel to eachother,a pair of hanger members comprising devices which are upright whenin position for use, said last named devices Copies of this patent maybe obtained for having at their upper ends portions adapted to fit overthe shoulders of the user, the lower ends of saidhanger devices havingoff-set portions rotatably mounted in one of said strips, having attheir lower parts laterally extending members provided with upwardextensions for limiting such rotation and a basket propersupported onthe other of said strips.

2. A paper hangers basket comprising a pair of strips hinged together.and adapted in one position to stand adjacent and parallel to eachother, a pair ofhanger members comprising devices which are upright whenin position for use, said last named devices having: at their upper endsportions adapted to fit overthe shoulders of the user, and having theirlower ends rotatably mounted in one of said strips, a basketpropersupported on the other of said strips, saidbasket comprising aU-shaped frame having'at theends of its arms right-angledextensionsreceived in the other. of said strips,-and a means for holdingpaper or the like. Des Moines, Iowa, July 5, 1918.

EDWARD L. wALLEiasTEDr.

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